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Report: 6.4% of Roosevelt University students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 2,275 Roosevelt University students repaying loans in 2015, 146 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the four-year private school in Chicago a default rate of 6.4 percent for that year – 0.5 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 0.5 points higher than in 2013.

Roosevelt University had 6 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 6 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Roosevelt University?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
7,385
146
2014
7,707
140
2013
7,926
140

Roosevelt University default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
146
2,275
6.4
2014
140
2,350
5.9
2013
140
2,361
5.9

Source for all tables: U.S. Department of Education

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